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# How to get ROMs legally
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Yes legally! Despite the general opinion, it is perfectly possible to
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purchase and play famous ROMs legally such as Sonic, Castlevania,
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Megaman and more, read the note below for more details.
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**The FunKey Wiki** maintains
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[lists:fontawesome-solid-external-link-alt:][1]{target=_blank} of
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legal sources for ROMs, including [freeware
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ROMs:fontawesome-solid-external-link-alt:][2]{target=_blank},
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[commercial
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ROMs:fontawesome-solid-external-link-alt:][3]{target=_blank}, and
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[utilities:fontawesome-solid-external-link-alt:][4]{target=_blank}.
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!!! note "Note about ROM emulation"
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While ROM emulation is often seen as illegal, and sometimes by
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extension emulation itself, it is simply not _true_.
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Emulating hardware is perfectly legal, no gray area about this.
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Sharing a software copy though is illegal, so websites that host
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copied ROMs or bios are illegal, as well as downloading ROMs or
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bios from them.
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However, if some videogame companies have decided not to share
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their games as ROMs, it is not the case for all of them. Many
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companies, even such giants as SEGA, ATARI or Konami sell their
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retro-games online as ROMs.
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For example, it is perfectly legal to purchase the SEGA Mega Drive
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and Genesis Classics on [Steam][5]{:target="blank"} and play Sonic
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on your **FunKey S**.
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# Add ROMs to the FunKey S
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Connect your **FunKey S** console to your computer and add new games
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as simply as you would do it with a simple USB memory stick:
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| {.lightbox} | Connect the **FunKey S** to your computer using the provided micro USB cable, then open it to turn it on |
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| {.lightbox} | At the launcher's main screen (example here with RetroFE), press the <i class="funkey-menu"></i> key |
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| {.lightbox} | Press the <i class="funkey-up"></i> or <i class="funkey-down"></i> keys until you see "**MOUNT USB**" |
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| {.lightbox} | Press the <i class="funkey-A"></i> key twice to confirm |
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| {.lightbox} | "**EJECT USB**" is now displayed instead, now go to your host computer and open a File Explorer window |
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| {.lightbox} | You should see the **FunKey S** appear as an USB drive on your computer in the File Explorer (example here with Windows 10) |
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| {.lightbox} | Drag & drop the ROM file and optional artwork file into the folder corresponding to the emulated console in this USB drive on your computer<br /><br />The artwork file must have the **same base name** as the ROM file with a _.png_ or _.jpg_ extension. It is recommended to resize the artwork to a maximum dimension of 240px (big files will make scrolling less fluid on the launcher)<br />An extensive **list of artwork files** (already resized to 240x240) has been made by Coolie Coolster <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UY4J8b6eMtG_IEtvHLOqGLm-DSgMkokA" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />An otherwise complete list of artwork can be found <a href="https://github.com/libretro-thumbnails/libretro-thumbnails" target="_blank">here</a>. |
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| {.lightbox} | Eject cleanly the USB drive from your computer |
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| {.lightbox} | Back on the **FunKey S**, at the "**EJECT USB**" menu entry, press the <i class="funkey-A"></i> key twice to confirm |
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| {.lightbox} | Press the <i class="funkey-menu"></i> key to return to the launcher screen |
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Of course, you can remove games from the **FunKey S** console as you
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would do with a USB memory stick, too!
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[1]: https://wiki.funkey-project.com/wiki/Available_third-party_software
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[2]: https://wiki.funkey-project.com/wiki/List_of_emulatable_games_(freeware)
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[3]: https://wiki.funkey-project.com/wiki/List_of_emulatable_games_(commercial)
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[4]: https://wiki.funkey-project.com/wiki/List_of_utilities
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[5]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/34270/SEGA_Mega_Drive_and_Genesis_Classics/
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includes/glossary.md
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